Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:86558
Court No. - 13
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12939 of 2024
Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Mishra
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. U.P. Lucknow And 2 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Manish Vaish,Anupam Shukla
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Utsav Mishra
Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Aniruddh Singh,
learned Standing Counsel and Sri Utsav Mishra, learned
counsel for respondent No. 2 & 3.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the
petitioner had applied against the vacancy advertised by the
respondent No.2 for the post of Junior Assistant. In the written
examination, the petitioner was declared successful and
thereafter, he participated in English and Hindi typing tests. At
the time of English typing test, he was suffering from shivering
fever and he immediately reported to the In-Charge Officer of
the said test. Thereafter, he moved an application on 23
December 2024 for getting the benefit of order dated 12
December 2024 issued by Examination Controller, Uttar
Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission, Lucknow
i.e. respondent No.3 with the request that he may be allowed to
participate in the typing test which is scheduled to be held on
30 December 2024 but till date, no information has been
provided to the petitioner by the respondent No.2 and 3 in this
regard, therefore, kind indulgence of this Court is required.
3. Mr. Utkarsh Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the
respondent No.2 & 3 has submitted that the petitioner has
already participated in both the typing tests but the claim of the
petitioner is that he was suffering with shivering cold at the
time of taking English typing test and due to the said ailment,
he could not do his test properly and in such circumstances, he
may be allowed to participate in the test which is scheduled to
be held on 30 December 2024. He further stated that for the
purposes related to the medical ailment, as the case of the
petitioner is entirely different which is not covered with the
conditions of Circular dated 12 December 2024 but he does not
dispute that the representation of the petitioner may be
considered and decided within 24 hour and the decision thereof
would be communicated to the petitioner through WhatsApp on
his mobile number - 9919348063, immediately.
4. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the
parties, going through the contents of the writ petition as well
other relevant documents, as vide Circular dated 12 December
2024, written information was issued by the respondent No.3
that in case any candidate is unable to participate in the typing
test due to medical ailment, then his case will be considered for
allowing him in test, which is scheduled to be held on 30
December 2024, as per the case of the petitioner on 21
December 2024, he appeared in the English typing test but
could not do well due to shivering fever, therefore, this Court
feels that the request of the petitioner shall be considered by the
respondent No. 2 & 3 sympathetically in the light of the
Circular dated 12 December 2024, say, within 24 hours from
today and the decision thereof shall be communicated to the
petitioner through WhatsApp on his mobile number -
9919348063, immediately.
5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of.
Order Date :- 27.12.2024
(Manoj K.)
Digitally signed by :-
MANOJ KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench